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Southern Africa Regional Office
AFD’s activities in Southern Africa span ten countries bordering the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, from Angola to Mozambique. The subregion includes several of the highest-income economies in sub-Sahara...
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Mexico: An economic model under pressure from Trump 2.0
President Claudia Sheinbaum, inaugurated in October 2024, is facing a number of major internal and external challenges. Tensions with the United States (trade, migration, drug trafficking) have added...
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Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) is one of the poorest countries in the world. Following the crisis from 2013 to 2015, the improvement in the political context is an opportunity for CAR to take the...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in the heart of Central Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the second largest country in Africa and the world’s largest French-speaking country. The partnership between the...
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Dominican Republic
Operating in the Dominican Republic since 1997, and having significantly ramped up its activity there since 2011, AFD is now the country's leading bilateral partner. Its work primarily involves suppor...
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Suriname
Suriname is on the northeast coast of South America between Venezuela and Brazil. Despite being rich in natural resources – it’s nearly 93% covered by the Amazon rainforest – Suriname is going through...
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São Tomé and Príncipe
Sao Tomé and Principe is an island State in the Gulf of Guinea. It suffers from its isolation and is struggling to diversify its economy, which is highly dependent on an agriculture that is still not...
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Tanzania
Tanzania is the largest country in East Africa and has one of the biggest and youngest populations on the continent. The third largest economy in the sub-region, the country is experiencing dynamic gr...
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon
The only overseas community in North America, the Saint Pierre and Miquelon archipelago, at the gateway to Canada, is made up of 8 islands and islets, boasting a unique geographical landscape, and und...
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Sri Lanka
An island nation in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka has experienced consecutive shocks since 2019, leading to a difficult social and economic crisis, marked by the Sri Lankan state declared in default of...
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Senegal
As a long-standing partner of Senegal, AFD Group places its full range of financial instruments at the service of local economic and social development actors (including the State, public companies, t...
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Three Oceans
To increase regional integration in France’s overseas territories and offer a global solution to cross-border issues, AFD adopted the Three Oceans strategy in 2019. This approach groups together overs...
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Ukraine
Ukraine must cope not only with the ongoing war of aggression afflicting the country and with the emergencies that result; it must also plan for the future. To help the country tackle the multiple c...
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Vanuatu
An archipelago of more than 80 islands, Vanuatu is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change (tropical storms, floods, tsunamis...), which exacerbate economic and social difficulties. A...
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Türkiye
A major player on the regional scene, Türkiye has experienced rapid development and transformations in recent decades, creating new opportunities, but also major imbalances. Its challenge today: to co...
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Tunisia
Tunisia, which is located between the Mediterranean and the Sahara, went through a major political shake-up in 2011. Its transition to democracy was underpinned three years later with the introduction...
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Chad
Chad, a landlocked Central African country, suffers from economic structures which remain vulnerable, but does nevertheless have a number of assets. AFD takes action to promote and develop an economy...
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Thailand
Thailand is an emerging country, with the second-largest economy of Southeast Asia. But it faces a triple challenge: an aging population, maintaining competitiveness and preserving the environment. AF...
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Togo
AFD has been operating in Togo for over sixty years. It is currently supporting the country as it implements public policies to promote sustainable growth, boost social cohesion, reduce poverty and in...
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Haiti
Since 1976, AFD has been working with Haiti in key sectors such as education, agriculture, and health, while gradually expanding its efforts to include governance, civil protection, and the cultural a...
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